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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have never heard this? It seems literally wrong.
[b]I am surprised that elementary schools don't catch/correct this. [/b]

Member of this younger generation though, all seem to say, "I needa (insert verb here), instead of "I need to"

I first heard it on college tours, which shocked me. So many of the student-guides spoke this way. Now I have even heard TV pundits do it. Any insights???

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The teachers also speak this way.[/quote]

+1. I’m from Pittsburgh and had the “cringe reaction” to a lot of Pittsburghese. Did not realize this was correct grammar until my now husband pointed it out in college. In Pittsburgh proper it’s ubiquitous. I usually say [b]“they need cleaning up”[/b] now instead of “the need to be cleaned up.” I guess it feels more “natural” too my subconscious still.[/quote]

So now you think this is correct??[/quote]

That’s an awkward sentence, but adding -ing is grammatically correct. https://ygdp.yale.edu/phenomena/needs-washed[/quote]

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